22 Day 200-Hr Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training, Canary Islands Spain
Different possible dates :
– April 17 to May 10, 2023
– May 24 to June 14, 2023
– July 24 to August 14, 2023
– August 23 to September 13, 2023
– September 27 to October 18, 2023
– November 1 to November 22, 2023
– November 29 to December 20, 2023
SUMMARY
Namaste!
Welcome to Shambhala Yoga School. We are located in Tenerife, the island of the eternal spring in Europe.
Our school is registered as a RYS200 with Yoga Alliance, which designates this teacher training program as one which follows Yoga Alliance’s standards. Students who complete a verified training with our school can work worlwide as yoga teachers and may be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYTs).
The 200 Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training Course is an intensive program designed to give you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to teach yoga classes based on the Vinyasa style with a deep introduction to Ashtanga Yoga.
We place a lot of emphasis on Yamas, Niyamas, Pranayama, Pratyahara and meditation, mixed with specific techniques to learn how to perfectly cue a Vinyasa Yoga class. Not forgeting that you will be practicing and enjoying Vinyasa and Ashtanga Yoga classes each day, for you to be able to improve your practice and master each asana!
This comprehensive curriculum covers Yoga philosophy based on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Yoga lifestyle and ethics, Yoga history, Anatomy and physiology for Yoga teachers.
BENEFITS
- A daily structure that is well planned and has a great balance between yoga practice, alignment, anatomy, teaching methodology, and philosophy.
- A variety of experienced teachers (with each one with different strengths) will help you grow in many different ways.
- The most amazing part of your experience just might be the people you’ll meet.
- An amazing location that will match the depth of your yoga experience.
- Have a transformational experience that you’ll remember for the rest of your life.
- As soon as you enter, you become a part of the family, and may feel like you’ve know everyone for years.
Features
Styles
Vinyasa Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Dynamic Yoga, Nidra Yoga, General Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Hatha Yoga.
Skill Level
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced.
Food
Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten Free, Raw, Organic, Dairy-free, Paleo-friendly, Low fat, Sugar conscious.
Extra
Thai Massage Workshop.
Custom Cancellation Policy
- 100% deposit refund for cancellation 30+ days before retreat start date
What Makes This Retreat Special
Small groups
We firmly believe that as smaller the group is, the more personalized the training will be and the more individual support you get from our teachers. That’s why we will never accept more than 7 students per TTC.
Lots of practice for you!
There is no best way to become a good and confident Yoga teacher than to give plenty of classes as a lead teacher. From week one you will start sequencing, cueing and giving classes to your colleagues, always with the support of our teachers.
Sequencing & cueing techniques
We will spend all the needed hours giving you all the knowledge, examples and explanation of how to perfectly guide your students in a yoga class using your voice, your body and a clear language.
We created our courses with Love
We want you to have the experience of your life by doing your TTC with us, that’s why we created it puting a lot of love inside. Is not only that you will be having experienced teachers and learning all the important points to become a good yoga teacher, it is also that you will be feeling that you are loved in our community and treated with respect.
You will be making life-long friendship
Coming to do a TTC, you will be getting to know like-minded people. The time and experiences you will have with them will create a friendship that will last all your life 🙂
Various Workshops
During our Yoga Teacher Training Courses we will also offer you various workshops to deepen your knowledge as a Yoga teacher as for example Thai Massage, Sound Healing, SUP Yoga, Yoga Nidra, etc…
Support before and after the Course
Finishing a TTC with us means that you, together with lots of other students, will be park of Shambhala Family and we will give you the opportunity to stay or come back as a Karma Yoga Teacher. Before the course starts we will guide you with some recommended reading books to prepare yourself to the start of your yoga teacher journey.
We believe in giving back!
That’s why we decided to donate a percentage of our annual income to a social or environment cause. This way we will be helping different organizations that are always trying to make this island/planet a nicer one.
Program
We have classes from Monday to Saturday, having Sundays off for you to get to know the island or recharge yourself on the beach.
We start the course on a Wednesday at 07.00 and finish it on a Wednesday at 20.00 with our closing ceremony.
The last day of the course will be focused in practicing SUP Yoga on the beach.
7:00 AM : Meditation
7:30 AM : Vinyasa Yoga
9:00 AM : Breakfast
10:00 AM : Asana Lab/Practicum
1:00 PM : Lunch Break
3:00 PM : Theory Class
5:00 PM : Ashtanga Yoga
6:30 PM : Self Study
7:30 PM : Dinner
9:30 PM : Meditation
10:00 PM : Lights off
Food
We love spending time together with other people and with this idea in mind we built a big communal kitchen to be able to cook our food together (all vegetarian ingredients are supplied by us or by our own orchard) and enjoy it after.
This way we have time to get to know each other and we can always cook whatever our bodies wants. If you have a special diet such as gluten free just let us know, we will be happy to provide you with safe ingredients too.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks/fruits are included in the price.
Teachers
ANDREA SANTOS RICHARDSON 
In 2006, with her first trip to Thailand, she got to experience the benefits of Thai Massage and decided to stay in the country to train herself as a Thai massage teacher.
Discovering the connection between Thai massage and yoga during this training, she started practicing Yoga in the same year, mainly focused on Hatha Yoga and Thai Yoga.
With that massage and yoga, she discovered that there was a huge world of possibilities to heal our bodies & be more balanced in our lives. In order to have a more in-depth understanding and to train herself more, she traveled to India several times and other countries, where she started to learn different kinds of treatments and practiced different styles of yoga intensively, such as Hatha, vinyasa, kundalini, pre-postnatal, yin…
Andrea is actually an E-RYT200 and RYT500 yoga teacher, an ayurvedic therapist, sound healer, reiki practitioner, and a Thai massage teacher. She has worked as a massage therapist, massage & yoga teacher, yoga retreats organizer, and spa manager in England, Spain, and Switzerland for the last 13 years of her life.
Andrea comes originally from Tenerife and will be glad to welcome you to her home island and walk this path with you!
VIRGINIE HEUSE 
Virginie comes from Belgium, she discovered Yoga during one of her travels, in Costa Rica.
This experience has been a “life-changing” event.
She started practicing Yoga and went for her first 200 hrs TTC in Hatha Yoga in December 2014 in Thailand.
Her interest for Yoga made her discover Ashtanga Yoga, she went to India to make her second 200 hrs TTC in Mysore in March 2017.
On her way back to Europe she was offered to teach in Tuscany in a place where they were offering different styles of Yoga.
She started teaching Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga beside her job for two years. It is where she has learned the most from the exchange with students.
She realised how much she was helping people and how this came naturally. To make people feel good, relieved, relaxed or even “being a trigger” of a new awareness for people, gives Virginie the dedication, the commitment into YOGA, not only asana.
She would teach together with Yogi Madhav in different 200hrs ttc in Cambodia, where she learns about restorative Yoga, deepen her knowledge in the other styles she learned before and was able to share her knowledge with plenty of students from all over the world.
She also completed her 50 hrs in Pregnancy Yoga, and learned two different massages, Thai Yoga massage and Deep tissues massage.
Her interest goes to Reiki and meditation and mindfulness as everything is linked or connected.
Virginie believes now that Yoga in its whole and the different holistic practices or healing practices “must be” used together with the occidental medicine to help a broader range of people to recover, to heal, to unblock, to feel, to hear, to know, to trust or to find back the faith in life for those who has lost it somehow.
In 2021 she continued learning and forming herself with a 300hrs ttc in Yoga Therapy and Integrative medicine.
She always looks forward to sharing her knowledge with her students and keeps an open mind to adapt to the student’s needs.
Students for whom she feels lots of gratitude.
She will be sharing her knowledge in our September’s TTC and in 2022!
KAMAL SAAD 
Kamal comes originally from Egypt. He was a veterinarian with a very good medical background.
He moved to live in Dubai many years ago and in 2012 he started his yoga teaching journey after attending his first TTC in the leading yoga training School Yogafirst with his teacher Peewee Sanchez.
He has done TTC’s and workshops in Ashtanga, Viniyoga, Hatha, Yin, Vinyasa, Kid’s Yoga, arm balances, …
From seeing how Yoga and movement was helping everybody to stay healthier, he became an osteopath and a sports massage therapist. Which is furthering the knowledge of the students of the courses he is giving.
Being an ERYT 500, he is leading 200 & 300 hours TTC’s in the Yogafirst School and traveling around the world sharing his knowledge organizing TTC’s in other countries too.
It is always a pleasure for him to share and support his students with his knowledge of Yoga, Anatomy, Philosophy and Meditation.
He joined our team to share and guide yourself through the 300 hours TTC’s!
MEERA 
Meera is a Ukrainian born yogini who has been travelling around the world for the last 8 years exploring and studying philosophy, religion and culture of many countries. She was keen on Buddhism for a long time but always felt there was something more about the work of universe and human nature. Thus her path has brought her to Nepal where she discovered the magic of Tantra. This ancient doctrine had a life changing impact on her life and since 2017 Meera has became a devoted tantric practitioner and teacher. She stayed as a karma yogini in Shanti Yoga Ashram to teach alongside her Guru Prakash Dhungana and absorb even more knowledge and deepen her teaching methods and techniques. Afterwards Meera has became a skilful awakening master who helps disciples to expand their awareness and find the path to their true selves through the practice of Yoga. She continued to teach in Nepal creating her own trainings and retreats that were aimed at rising dormant potential of women and men by giving them special tools for working with personal and cosmic matters.
She pays a lot of attention to the philosophy of yoga and shares the knowledge about how to find or feel that unique path through the personal approach to every student. Meera is a teacher who can introduce you to a world of subtle energies and explain how to work with them in your favour.
She will be your loyal friend in this transforming journey of life that starts in Shambhala in the months of April and August 2022.
ALINA KAZANDJIAN 
Alina is from the United States, she grew up in a small beach town in South Florida. She fell in love with yoga at the age of 16 and immediately began to dive into her practice consistently. Because of that she decided to get her 200 hour ytt certification in South Florida and it was the moment that changed her life! She started teaching right away, from vinyasa to yin and feel even more in love with this practice. She then made the choice to start traveling and sharing her teachings all around Central America. For the past year she had been teaching in Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala and more!
This practice is sacred to her and she loves nothing more than to share it with the people who cross her path. She is a teacher, but also always a life long student.
In 2022, she will be sharing her knowledge with you in our 200 hrs TTC of October together with Andrea.
Location
We are a small and cozy yoga school located in the north of Tenerife, the island of the eternal spring in Europe.
Situated just 4 or 5 hours away from north Europe, there are several direct flights from all big cities to Tenerife South Airport and from mainland Spain to Tenerife North Airport.
Tenerife is the best one of Canary Islands as you will find everything you need, we have an average temperature of 22 degrees all year around, beautiful black sand beaches, refreshing green mountains to do trekking and our special volcano El Teide.
Our school is located in Los Realejos, just 10 minutes away by car to the beach. We have 2 double rooms inside of the school and another one on the house next door, all of them with private toilet.
In Shambhala, we have a yoga shala surrounded by greenery, a communal kitchen, a barbecue, living room with pool table, lot of places to chill out in the gardens, a terrace overlooking the atlantic ocean & the mountains and a swimming pool.
On your days off you could stay studying or relaxing in the school or you could join the other students for a hike in the mountain, kayak tour or a day in the beach! We will be happy to recommend you special places to go.
The Retreat Center
Shambhala Yoga School & Stay We are a small and cozy yoga school located in the north of Tenerife, the island of the eternal spring in Europe.
In Shambhala, we have a yoga shala surrounded by greenery, a communal kitchen, lot of places to chill out in the gardens, a terrace overlooking the atlantic ocean & the mountains and a swimming pool.
The accommodation is sharing a double room with a private toilet.
We love spending time together with other people and with this idea in mind we built a big communal kitchen to be able to cook our food together (all vegetarian ingredients are supplied by us or by our own orchard) and enjoy it after. This way we have time to get to know each other and we can always cook whatever our bodies want. If you have a special diet such as gluten-free just let us know, we will be happy to provide you with safe ingredients too.
There is also a communal living room with a billiard and a library full of books for you to enjoy a good read.
On your days off you could stay studying or relaxing in the school or you could join us with other students for trekking in the mountains, a kayak tour or a day on the beach! A guided trek is included in the price.
What’s Not Included In This Package
Flights costs.
Airport transfer.
Travel insurance.
Travel Visa fee.
Additional activities not included in the itinerary.
Osteopathy, Massage, Pedicure, Lash Lifting, etc…
How to get there (flights, airport transfers, buses, trains) There are 2 airports in the island, Tenerife South and Tenerife North.
Flights coming from all main cities of Europe will arrive to Tenerife South airport. Flights coming from mainland Spain or other Canary Islands will arrive to Tenerife North airport.
What to bring Yoga Mat Towel or your own Yoga Mat
Closeable bottle for water and tea.
Comfortable clothes for doing yoga, included some socks.
All your personal items, including medicaments if you need them.
Bath suit and sun cream (we recommend an SPF50).
Trekking shoes and backpack.
Weather information Tenerife benefits from the consistent weather that Spain’s Canary Islands are noted for, with warm days throughout the year.
Situated 1,500 miles south of the UK and lying at the same latitude as the Sahara Desert, Tenerife sees a climate that is warm all year round but with some remarkable regional variations.
Average daily temperature is 22 – 24°C.
Electricity and outlets
In Spain the power plugs and sockets are of type F. The standard voltage is 230 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
Arrival by bus
If you arrive to Tenerife South airport you will need to take the 111 bus direction Santa Cruz (intercambiador bus stop). From Santa Cruz you will then need to take another bus (number 102) until Puerto de la Cruz (the last stop of this bus).
Visa stuff
Generally not required for stays of up to 90 days, and not required for members of EU or Schengen countries; some nationalities need a Schengen-zone visa. For information specific to your nationality please check at your local embassy or consulate.
Vaccinations requirements No jabs are necessary for Spain. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that all travelers should be covered for diphtheria, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, and polio, regardless of their destination.
Since most vaccines don’t produce immunity until at least two weeks after they’re given, visit a physician at least six weeks before departure.
Travel insurance suggestions Travel insurance is always a good idea! Depending on the policy you go for, it could help with delayed, canceled or missed flights; theft or damage of belongings, and emergency healthcare.
It’s not the most glamorous part of planning a trip, but it means you can relax knowing that you’ll be covered if anything happens.
Arrival by taxi
It will cost around 100€ for one way from Tenerife South airport.
REVIEWS
Julia 
Life changing event
I got what I came for. I honestly admitted to myself what exactly I want, what I’m afraid of. talked about it with the teachers. And in the end, with their support, everything worked out
The best investment in myself so far!!!!
Ermeline
Life changing experience
I went to the yoga TTC because I wanted to know more about the yoga philosophy and improve my own practice.
Andrea and Ronny were very open, kind, welcoming and generous. They are amazing hosts and made us feel comfortable. The school is peaceful with a beautiful location and a view of the mountain. Alina and Andrea are experienced teachers always helpful, open-minded and empathic. It was lovely to share this experience with them.
I have learned so much about living in a community, about the philosophy of yoga and it was a very rich and inspiring human experience.
Jordan This place is a paradise. You will not regret going here for any reason. I’ve now spent 2 whole months there and I’ve never felt so welcomed and so encouraged in my life. It’s made me more of the kinda person I deeply desire to be and for that I’ll be forever grateful to Andrea, Ronny and all those teachers that have been there for me. Much love.
Lisa Shambhala Yoga School really is a rather special place! I have recently returned from completing my 200 hour TTC with Andrea and Vicky and I would highly recommend anyone considering a Yoga TTC to go to Shambhala. In realising their dream of creating a home but also a place to share their love of yoga with others, Andrea and Ronny have created a very unique, safe and calming space in the stunning landscape of Tenerife.
Vicky’s fun style of teaching and ability to really see and work with each student individually, is inspiring to experience. Ronny’s incredible care of the space at Shambhala; the gardens, the kitchen, the food, the rooms, really makes it a beautiful, nourishing, relaxing place to stay. Andrea’s energy and enthusiasm for her work and the students who visit Shambhala and who are welcomed into the wider Shambhala family is incredible!
I am so grateful to Andrea and Vicky for creating a course that not only helps people to develop confidence in their own abilities but encourages them to share who they are with the world. A truly supportive, nurturing, loving environment to learn in. Thank you Andrea, Vicky and Ronny.
Ludmila I had the best experince at Shambhala and I am very glad I picked them for my YTT. Andrea is such a kind person, her energy is contagious. I enjoyed all our classes with her. You could see how much love, care and time she has put into this course. Ronny was very kind as well, always made sure our fridge is full, our laundry is done and took us on an amazing hike. Mira inspired me to love chanting and sun salutations. The course itself was very well structured and I loved the flexibility of the program on the days that we needed some extra rest. Food was amazing, ogranic ingredients, fridge was stocked up constantly. The location of the school is perfect. Puerto de la Cruz is just a 15 minutes bus journey from the school.
Kami Tiba Thank you for creating this lovely and caring space. I am so thankful for the time spent here at Shambhala and so grateful for having the opportunity to come here and spend such amazing weeks!We can feel the love you put into this place and how much you care about us, with all the little touches and details. You have a beautiful space and I am also very happy to have come on the nice season of avocados, papayas, mangas and kakis! I have learned a lot in those 3 weeks and I am happy to notice my growth inside and also physically. I feel so good and serene right now, so I can only thank you for providing the perfect environment for us all! It was a very joyful training and I will miss you all. Sending lots of hugs!
Marilena Thank you for for opening your home and heart to us! 🙂 I feel very grateful and blessed to have met you, you inspire, you support, you advise but most importantly you love with your heart. I will miss you so much!
Mary Thornton Words can’t describe the experience I have had. I have felt such overwhelming love and positivity from you and the rest of the wonderful group. You have given so much to us, your endless wisdom and kind words. Thank you for this flying start and I can’t wait for our paths to cross again to share more incredible moments. Until then I wish you all the happiness!
BOOK NOW YOUR ACCOMMODATION AND YOUR RETREAT
Single Room with Shared Bathroom €2.2550 (in place of 2.650€)
This is a single room located on the house next door (less than 50 meters away), also owned and decorated by us. This room also has a terrace overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
This room is fully equipped with all you need for a perfect stay. 1 Single bed, 2 Night table, Wardrobe, Table and a Wing Chair, Wifi Access and Towels. The Bathroom is to be shared only with one person more.
There is a washing machine in the school at your disposal.
Risk Free: FREE cancellation until 30 days before retreat start date.
You get a 100% refund.
No questions asked. No strings attached.
Shared Drago room with private terrace & toilet €2.350 (in place of 2.450€)
The Drago room is a double room with private toilet. The name of it comes from a tree that is about 90 years old and is on the entrance of this room. The special part of this room is the private roof terrace with breathtaking views over the coast and the mountains, with amazing sunrise/sunsets.
The room is fully equipped with all you need for a perfect stay. 2 Single beds, 2 Night tables, Wardrobe, Table and chairs, Private en suite toilet with shower, Wifi Access and Towels.
There is a washing machine in the school at your disposal.
Risk Free: FREE cancellation until 30 days before retreat start date
You get a 100% refund.
No questions asked. No strings attached.
Shared Triple Room with private toilet €2.250 (in place of 2.350€)
The Higuera room is a triple room with private toilet. The name comes from a fig tree that is outside this room from where you can eat them directly from the tree.
Higuera is located just steps away from our yoga shala in the most relaxing part of the school, you will only listen the birds to wake you up!
This room is fully equipped with all you need for a perfect stay. 3 Single beds, 3 Night tables, Wardrobes, Table and chairs, Private en suite toilet with shower/bath-tube, Wifi Access and Towels.
There is a washing machine in the school at your disposal.
Risk Free: FREE cancellation until 30 days before retreat start date
You get a 100% refund.
No questions asked. No strings attached.
Shared Double Room with Private Toilet €2.100 (in place of 2.200€)
The Buganvilla is a double room with private toilet. Buganvilla is located on the house next door (less than 50 meters away), also owned and decorated by us. This room also has a private patio on the backyard.
This room is fully equipped with all you need for a perfect stay. 2 Single beds, 2 Night tables, Wardrobe, Table and chairs, Private en suite toilet with shower, Wifi Access and Towels.
There is a washing machine in the school at your disposal.
Risk Free: FREE cancellation until 30 days before retreat start date
You get a 100% refund.
No questions asked. No strings attached.
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